A Brief Introduction

Welcome to Game Freaks, a weblog reviewing classic-era videogames, predominantly from the 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit eras. Game Freaks is run by Matthew White and Matt Biedermann, collectively known as “The Matts”. The idea for this weblog was started in a small independent newsmagazine on the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire campus. That newsmagazine was called The Flip Side, and Game Freaks was published in every issue of the newsmagazine as a regular column. We (the Matts) have decided to venture boldly onto the intarwubs, where we sincerely hope that our referential humor and occasionally irreverent video game reviews will reach a wider, stranger audience. A new review will go up every week on Wednesdays, with other posts being added as The Matts feel compelled. We want Game Freaks to be a source for game news as well as the classic game reviews that are our trademark, and we’ll do our best to keep you updated on the latest in gaming while still giving you the old skool games you love.

As for a bit of the “how” of Game Freaks, The Matts do paired reviews of games, with each game being reviewed by each Matt in four separate categories: Play Control, Difficulty, Graphics, and Replay Value. These categories are each ranked from 1 (abysmal donkey piss) to 10 (the absolute best ever). At the end of each individual review, the categories are totalled and averaged, resulting in an Overall Score of 1-10 for the game.

We’re glad you could join us for the ride… it’s going to be wild, strange, and vaguely reminiscent of that haunted theme park in that old episode of Scooby Doo. Yow.